Altsounds — Everyone's favourite rock band, Mastodon are excited to announce a UK tour for early 2012. Tickets go on pre-sale on Wednesday October 12th and on general sale on Friday October 14th. The full dates are as follows: *February* *5th *- Bristol O2 ... more info

411 Mania — Rocking the UK in 2012... more info

NME — Metallers will bring 'The Hunter' over for six dates more info

Gigwise — In support of new album 'The Hunter'... more info

Metalsucks — Last week we tipped you off to a striking similarity between the intros of Mastodon’s Hunter track “Creature Lives” and the Steve Miller Band’s classic “Threshold / Jet Airliner.” Coincidence? Intentional nod to a personal favorite of one... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Mastodon* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mastodon) perform "Curl of the Burl" on Late Show with David Letterman here (http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?pid=D05AzztC7WvRY1PNeR_mahPh0btOESrT&vs=Default&play=true). Don't forget to ente... more info

Metalsucks — I saw Mastodon perform material from Crack the Skye three times during that album cycle, and the vocals were, frankly, cringe-inducing each and every time.  I understand that live performances won’t always be perfect, but I generally expect sing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Black Star on Colbert Big night for music on late night TV last night (and lately in general). You may have heard that Portishead played their first TV appearance in 13 years on Jimmy Fallon last night. Black... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Mastodon, in all their swamp-creature glory, stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman to perform “Curl Of The Burl,” the single from their new album The Hunter. And yes, Dave did manage to come up with a pretty great closing joke... more info

Chorus.fm — The supergroup that features members of *The Dillinger Escape Plan* (http://facebook.com/thedillingerescapeplan), *Mastodon* (http://absolutepunk.net/mastodon), *The Mars Volta* (http://absolutepunk.net/themarsvolta)*,* and *Jane's Addiction* (http:/... more info